help! first time using SATA on older mobo...

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Tool510

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Hi, I have an Abit IT7-max2 mobo which im trying to get to reccognize my new 250gb seagate sata hdd. If i recall correctly the IT7-max2 was one of the first mobos to support sata hdd's before they even became mainstream. Ive been out of the computer building world for the last few years, but finaly needed a new hdd and im not getting the motherboard to see the drive. This is my first experience using SATA. Ive got the power adaptor so it hooks up to my molex connectors, and ive got the sata cable hooked up to the motherboard. as far as i can tell i have the newest bios for the board. Ive had this drive sitting here for almost a month and havent been able to use it. Can anyone help me with this please? :confused::(
 
Some of the chipsets on the older boards will not recognize SATA II drives. You can try updating your chipset drivers, or some drives come with jumpers to make them SATA I.

Good Luck!
 
got the lastest chipset drivers but its still not seing it except at the very startup; and it wont let me select it as a boot device, someone suggested i may have to use a floppy to install the drive? anyother thoughts? :(
 
it doesnt see it in the bios, it see's the hdd after it posts the ide devices, at the second post screen. It runs down a list and it shows it as being there, and when i unplug it its gone. :confused:
 
You need to find the raid/sata drivers and put them on a floppy, then when you go to install the OS you press "F6" to install drivers... then you have to select all the drivers and then install windows.

It's a pain... XP has never inherently supported SATA/RAID, or had them included with the install-disk. Vista does though...

Look up nLite and tutorials to integrate the sata/raid drivers into an XP CD Image so you don't need a floppy drive..
 
where would i find the sata drivers anyway? would they be for the motherboard or for the harddrive? im not finding it for either? sorry i know its a dumb question :eek:
 
Tool510 said:
it doesnt see it in the bios, it see's the hdd after it posts the ide devices, at the second post screen. It runs down a list and it shows it as being there, and when i unplug it its gone. :confused:
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mmm, of course if you unplug it it's gone ...

Do you know what controls the SATA on that mobo - if it's an addon controller then as Blazestorm said you most likely need a driver for that controller.
It's also worth doing what old_hippie suggested in jumpering for SATA150 compatability.
 
BUFF said:
mmm, of course if you unplug it it's gone ...

Do you know what controls the SATA on that mobo - if it's an addon controller then as Blazestorm said you most likely need a driver for that controller.
It's also worth doing what old_hippie suggested in jumpering for SATA150 compatability.
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it has an onboard sata controler; and i have set the jumper on the back of the drive to 150, still nothing :(
 
if it's onboard as opposed to onchip then you'll most likely need a driver.
 
BUFF said:
if it's onboard as opposed to onchip then you'll most likely need a driver.
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the problem is im not finding a driver for it :( there is nothing on the abit website regarding sata for my motherboard other than it has it onboard, no drivers :confused: any thoughts ?
 
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